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Week 10

Week 10. Compiled by Amy. Gioachino Antonio Rossini 1792. Dad was a horn player His mom was singer and a baker’s daughter He played the triangle when he was 6 with his fathers music band Worked as a blacksmith until they discovered he was better suited to music

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Week 10

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  1. Week 10 Compiled by Amy

  2. Gioachino Antonio Rossini 1792 • Dad was a horn player • His mom was singer and a baker’s daughter • He played the triangle when he was 6 with his fathers music band • Worked as a blacksmith until they discovered he was better suited to music • Wrote 39 operas, sacred music, chamber music, • Called the Italian Mozart • Wrote the Barber of Seville, La Cenerentola, Moise et Pharaon • Guillaume or the legend of William Tell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIbYCOiETx0

  3. William Tell

  4. LAKE LUCERNE

  5. Arnold von Winkelried • Swiss Hero of Legend or History • Battle of Sempach 1386 • Victory of the Old Swiss Confederacy • Defeated the Duke Leopold III of Austria

  6. 100 Years War • Fought 1337 – 1453 between England and France • Fought for the French throne • They were fighting over the throne from way back to William the Conqueror in 1066 • William became King of England and retained the Duchy of Normandy in France. • But the rulers of Normandy and English kings still owed homage to the French King. • Edward III of England refused to pay homage to Philip IV of France • King Philip took Edwards land in Aquitaine (lands located in SW France.

  7. Map of the Disputed Lands

  8. JOAN OF ARC • Maid of Orleans • Folk heroine of France And a Roman Catholic Saint • Born a peasant in North-east France in 1412 • Claimed to hear God’s voice and be guided by God’s will • Lead the French army to many victories • Captured by the Burgundians and sent to the English, Put on Trial by Pro-English Bishop Beauvais • Burned at the stake when she was 19 years old. • 25 years later the inquisitorial court examined the trial and found her innocent. • She was declared a martyr.

  9. Picture Books about Joan of Arc

  10. Extra Assignments • Create a graphic novel of the story of William Tell • Practice archery with a long bow…DO NOT AIM AT YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS • Listen to 3 Full works by Rossini • Choose your favorite and tell why • Create a Family Lineage of the Hundred Years War • Include the disputed “female lineage” • Decide who you think should be King • Write a biography of Joan of Arc • Include a map of her Journey

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